Besides, Jia Ke defeated the Tatars outside Kaiping Town and captured many prisoners. In order to obtain specific information about Xuanfu Town, Jia Ke immediately ordered Wei Kun to torture the nobles among these people and make sure to get information from them.
Pull out useful information.
Although torture does not work for some people, it is still very effective for most people. After all, human bodies are made of flesh.
Wei Kun set up a battlefield in the dungeon of Kaiping Town. The two sides fighting here were fighting for their will.
Wei Kun has no experience in these types of tortures, but in the dungeons of Kaiping Town, there are many government officials who are deeply familiar with this method, and one of them is a master of torture. This man's name is Ai Baoquan, and his ancestor is a master of torture in the Capital Punishment Department, but he doesn't know
How did he end up living in this place? Ever since Wei Kun knew that he had this ability, he took this man with him and used him as his torture expert.
Wei Kun also handed over the matter to Ai Baoquan this time, and gave careful instructions: "Tonight, you must torture me for the news. Your Excellency is still waiting in the house."
"Sir, please rest assured. These are all my ancestral crafts. They have been almost useless over the years and are almost useless. I will take them out to dry today." Ai Baoquan's eyes flashed with a cruel light, and now his whole body
They all trembled with excitement. He has not had the opportunity to show off all his abilities in so many years, and today these Tatars just let him practice his skills.
"That's it, I don't care. I'll leave everything to you. I just want the answer." After Wei Kun finished speaking, he left the dungeon. Ai Baoquan nodded and bowed and sent Wei Kun out of the prison.
When Ai Baoquan saw Wei Kun leaving, his expression immediately changed. The flattery just now was completely gone. A cruel smile flashed on his face.
"Young men, go and drag ten Tatar nobles over, let me practice my skills first." Ai Baoquan sat on the bench and ordered his servants.
His servants immediately dragged into this room a dozen noble-looking Tatars who were locked up in the room next to them.
These Tatars are die-hard elements. If ordinary herdsmen or slaves are likely to confess, then nobles in their tribes will not confess easily for whatever reason. But the information Jia Ke needs,
On the contrary, they knew the most, so they were the ones who were tortured this time.
After these people were pushed into the room, they all looked at each other with stern looks and even cursed, but they did not take Ai Baoquan seriously. They were not as submissive as they were in front of Jia Ke.
Ai Baoquan looked at their bully and fearful behavior. Not only was he not annoyed, but he laughed.
"Since these gentlemen have come to our place, let's loosen their flesh first. It can be regarded as a greeting gift." As soon as Ai Baoquan finished speaking, his face changed and he said to the Yamen next to him: "Go,
Bring me the leather whip. Dip it in cold water and give me a hard whip."
Ai Baoquan ordered all the government officials below to take action. They tied all the dozen people to wooden stakes. Then a bucket of cold water was placed in front of each person, with whips made of cowhide soaked in the cold water.
This shocked the dozen or so people. In fact, only one or two of these people were real die-hards. The others thought that as long as someone asked them a little bit, they would recruit them truthfully. After all, everyone is a mother-in-law.
All the children raised by the biological parents are flesh and blood, and they are all nobles in the tribe. There is no need to suffer such physical pain. Besides, what they know is only some public information, and they cannot know the real secrets.
Who would have thought that this Ai Baoquan would be whipped without saying anything.
Then the whole dungeon was filled with shrill screams. Ai Baoquan sat beside him and drank tea while watching these people suffer. He couldn't help but feel a strange sense of satisfaction in his heart.
Ai Baoquan saw that everyone had been whipped dozens of times, and then he said: "Okay, everyone, let's have a rest."
At this time, all the officials stopped and rubbed their arms. After dozens of lashes, although the prisoners were tortured, they were still tired from the beatings.
Ai Baoquan stood up at this time and walked around in front of the prisoners. Finally he said: "Can everyone talk properly now? They have all been recruited. Do you still need me to bother?"
Now these Tatars have hated Ai Baoquan to the core. They had some thoughts of confessing before, but now they have swallowed them all.
Ai Baoquan saw that none of these people confessed, and instead of being angry, he became happy. If they all confessed now, what's the point?
Satisfied, Ai Baoquan sat on the bench again and said to the government officials below: "These gentlemen came to our Kaiping Town with a lot of travel. I guess they haven't washed their bodies in some days. Today we will give them some
Let me freshen up and make myself comfortable by serving these gentlemen. It can be considered that we have become landlords."
Then he ordered someone to boil water on the stove nearby, and the water was boiled in a short time. Ai Baoquan pointed at one of these Tatars, and immediately a servant came forward and stripped the person's clothes clean.
, and then tied the man to the iron bed next to him. Then he poured all the boiling water into the wooden basin. Two people carried him to the man's side and poured boiling water over him.
Just this moment made the man scream in pain, struggle hard on the iron bed, bang his head on the iron bed, and wish he could die immediately.
"What the hell are you doing? This man can't stand it anymore, so he wants to wash you up."
Then a yamen servant took out several pairs of iron combs and used the iron brush to brush off the skin and flesh on his body. It was like killing a pig and scalding it with boiling water and then removing the hair, until the skin and flesh were brushed away and the white bones were exposed. This Tatar
People will die of anger before they can wait until the end.
By this time, several other people had been frightened out of their wits. How could they dare to speak harshly? Before Ai Baoquan could ask, they rushed to confess to Ai Baoquan one by one. In just one night, these Tatars
They said everything and didn't dare to hide anything. They were completely frightened by Ai Baoquan.
The next morning Wei Kun received the information from Ai Baoquan. Wei Kun did not ask him how he got it. Now Wei Kun only wants the results and not the process.
Wei Kun rushed to the garrison mansion immediately after getting the information. As a former member of the Guards, Wei Kun had very convenient access to the garrison mansion.
As soon as Wei Kun entered the gate, he asked someone to go in and announce that he wanted to see him. Soon someone came out and told him to go to the study to meet Jia Ke.
When Wei Kun entered the study, Jia Ke was already waiting there.
When Jia Ke saw Wei Kun arriving so early, he knew he had good news, so he smiled and said, "What's going on? Has anyone spoken?"
Wei Kun quickly took out the confession, handed it to Jia Ke with both hands and said: "Uncle, I'm afraid the news for you this time is not good. Xuanfu Town has been surrounded by Tatars."
After hearing what he said, Jia Ke frowned immediately, took the confession and looked at it carefully. The contents above were similar. After supplementing each other, he had already sketched out a general content. Coupled with his careful reasoning, the general situation should be like this.
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The Tatars broke into the interior of the dynasty from other passes. They fled at every pass, and few people could resist. Among the entire Xuanfu Town, I am afraid that only the main town of Xuanfu Town and Kaiping Town were not captured, and almost all other places were occupied.
Break through.
This time, the Great Khan of the Tatars sent heavy troops to besiege Xuanfu Town, hoping to capture Xuanfu Town. At that time, the Tatars had a huge detour space, and they could attack in two directions: south and east.
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They can directly take Shanxi to the south. With Shanxi's wealth, they can make a lot of money. By then, both the population and wealth will be enough for them to enjoy for decades.
If we go east, Xuanfu Town is not far from the capital, and hundreds of thousands of troops will arrive at the city, forcing the emperor of our dynasty to sign an alliance under the city. This dynasty will pay tribute every year and become a vassal every year.
Jia Ke didn't dare to neglect after receiving the news, and immediately sent someone to invite Fan Kang.
After Fan Kang arrived, Jia Ke immediately showed him the Tatar population and told him his own conclusions.
After reading the information, Fan Kang thought about Jia Ke's inference and thought it was very possible. He said to Jia Ke: "Your Excellency, the matter is urgent now. You should make preparations in advance. Once an order comes, let Your Majesty reinforce the Xuan Mansion."
town, then you can set off immediately and don’t panic then.”
Jia Ke deeply believed what he said, "Since we have to make full preparations, food and grass are the top priority. Now we have enough food and grass."
Fan Kang is very familiar with this matter. Since arriving in Kaiping Town, he has become the second-in-command in Kaiping Town. He is responsible for all the grain, grass, baggage, and logistical supplies.
Fan Kang replied to Jia Ke: "The food and grass in Kaiping Town can completely support a foreign war for several months, mainly because the imperial court has allocated a large amount of food to various places this year. This allows the defenders to defend the city against the Tatars.
Hold on for a long time.”
Jia Ke was very satisfied with this, but asked again: "Do we need to report to the court now that we have the news, so that the court can make preparations in advance in case Xuanfu Town is suddenly attacked by the Tatars and there is no time for rescue."
"Of course I have to report it. I can't wait to report it to the superiors. I just don't report it if I know it. Now all the civil servants are keeping an eye on Xuanfu Town. If I don't report it, it will be like putting this information in the hands of the other party." Fan Kang reported to the party very carefully.
Determined.
Jia Ke said: "Speaking of which, this is also a leapfrog report. There won't be any trouble in the future, right?"
Fan Kang said firmly: "Don't worry, sir. Not only will there be no trouble, but it will be a great achievement."
Jia Ke's face was calm, and he was not worried about the future war, saying: "In this case, I am relieved. As long as the court orders, I will lead people to reinforce. When the time comes, the Tatars will be defeated."
Next, Fan Kang wrote an urgent document, ordering his soldiers to ride fast horses and send them to the capital in the form of eight hundred miles of urgent military information. At the same time, he told him to send it directly to the Ministry of War. If anyone intercepts him on the way,
, he shouted "Eight Hundred Miles Emergency Military Information" and anyone who stopped him would die.
This rule was an order of Emperor Taizu since the founding of the People's Republic of China. He was afraid that those below would obstruct those who sent emergency military orders, causing the military situation to be delayed. This rule was strictly enforced at the time of the founding of the People's Republic of China. At that time, there was great turmoil.
It was so serious that 800-mile expedited military information was often sent to the capital. There were even several cases where members of the royal family unintentionally blocked the military information and were executed.